Girls'' Media in the Women''s Liberation Era

Girls' Media in the Women's Liberation Era is a critical analysis and cultural history of popular girls' media narratives produced in the U.S. between 1968 and 1980-the era of the second-wave feminist movement-and girls' responses to those narratives.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Girls in Revolt! Girls' Activism and Citizenship in Sitcoms and Seventeen 2. Hear Me Roar! Girl Writing, Girl Talk, and Do-It-Yourself Citizenship 3. After School Lessons in Liberation: From ABC Afterschool Specials to Trina Porte's Teen Diaries 4. Tomboy Tensions and Family's Queer Pleasures: The Curious Case of Kristy McNichol 5. Independence, Power, and Sexuality: Managing Female Adolescence in Disney's Witch Mountain Movies Conclusion

About the author

Kirsten Pike is Assistant Professor in Residence in the Communication Program at Northwestern University in Qatar.

Product details

• Authors: Kirsten Pike
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 26.09.2025
• EAN: 9781032937175
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3293717-5
• No. of pages: 252
• Series: Routledge Research in Gender, Sexuality, and Media
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, Social & cultural history, Social and cultural history, Gender studies, gender groups, TV & society, Media studies: TV and society